The venue
Arena Burgas
One of Bulgaria's newest indoor arenas, opened in 2023 and built for full-scale live production — which is exactly why the contest is here rather than in the capital.
Capacity
15,000
Concert configuration. No seating plan or zones are published for 2027.
Opened
2023 — one of Bulgaria's newest arenas
Location
Close to Burgas city centre
Getting there
City buses and car; step-free access
Track record
International sport, concerts and large live productions
Getting there
Four ways in
- Show nights
Event shuttles
From the central bus station and the Sea Garden on show nights.
- Year-round
City buses
Burgasbus runs the city network past the arena; single tickets on board.
- 25–35 min
On foot
From the pedestrian centre along the port side.
- 10–15 min
Taxi
Metered cars from the centre. Our estimate, not a fixed tariff.
Source Burgasbus — tickets and pricesBurgas Airport (BOJ) — to and from the airport
Last verified ESC Burgas editors
Re-read the Burgasbus tariff and the airport transport page. Single ticket and transfer window unchanged; taxi figures are metered estimates, not a fixed tariff.
On the night
A show night, start to finish
Offsets are relative to the start of the broadcast — the EBU has published no doors time for 2027.
- −2:00
01Doors
Gates open roughly two hours before broadcast. The queue is longest in the first twenty minutes.
- −1:30
02Security
Bag checks are airport-style. Arrive 90 minutes early, travel light, and expect no large bags inside.
- −0:30
03Inside
Limited food and drink stands, card only. The port promenade outside is the better plan either side of the show.
- +0:45
04Getting out
Expect around 45 minutes of queueing for shuttles. Walking the first kilometre and hailing a taxi is usually faster.
Around the arena
Before and after
Where the evening starts and where it goes once the lights come up.
No seating or price estimates
The EBU has published no seating plan, no zones and no ticket prices for 2027, so neither do we. When they do, tickets will only be sold through the channels the EBU and BNT announce.